Make your impact - opportunities at ActiveXchange

Time to make your impact on the physical activity and health of communities across Australia and New Zealand! 

The Sport Data Analyst Role

You will be working directly with our Research and Development Team to achieve the company’s objectives, as part of a small and quickly growing team. This is a multi-disciplinary role, best summarized as 60% data analytics; 20% relationship management; 20% project management. You will be an ambitious and passionate individual who wants to develop within a role, while being accountable for key components of a fast growth business that continues to break ground in an exciting industry. You will be running sessions with clients on a regular basis to ensure they have the confidence to take planning, investment and operational decisions off the back of the insights provided by ActiveXchange. You will also be undertaking detailed analysis to support the Research and Development Plan, testing a range of hypothesis to help further the industry in making data driven decisions that shape more active and healthy communities.

The Candidate

• You should have a degree or similar higher education qualification in a relevant subject: Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Economics, Maths or similar.
• You should have a natural ability and passion to work with statistics – you should want to explore the meaning behind the numbers and how data can be used to understand and shape the development of populations.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills which are needed for both internal team members and presenting to our clients.
• You are detail oriented and organized with the ability to develop new and improved processes.
• You will have a strong interest in recreation and/or sport and experience of using a range of community facilities is advantageous.
• You are able to fulfil a full-time role working from our Sydney Offices with the option to work from home 1 day per week.

Candidate Requirements

• Must have exceptional and proven Excel ability (advanced formula, pivot tables and macros for efficient and accurate data analysis).
• Strong SQL experience, including ability to develop complex queries.
• Understanding of transfer and loading (ETL) processes is advantageous
• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python and R is advantageous.
• Experience of working with CRM and/or CDP datasets is advantageous.
• Experience of working with geospatial datasets is advantageous.
• Competency in Microsoft Office applications.

The role will require the following:

• Ability to present data models, methodology and insights to clients in a professional format.
• Ability to explain analysis (sometimes that is advanced) in a simple and logical way, in order to communicate effectively with individuals who do not have a data background.
• Ability to interpret numbers and proactively identify and explore new and relevant hypothesis for further testing.
• Ability to process and analyse large datasets.
• Ability to interpret market and business intelligence from ActiveXchange platforms into action plans in order to support clients.
• Ability to undertake adhoc analysis and scenario testing to support clients, often with short turnaround times.
• Ability with the team to develop hypothesis related to facility use and participation of different types of residents and populations.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance.
• Strong work ethic and a willingness to learn and work within a fast-moving dynamic environment.

Remuneration

• $60,000 to $80,000 including Superannuation (subject to experience)
• Personal development $1,000 budget per year

Applications close Friday 18th June.

To apply, please email James Ellender, Chief Executive Officer, at james@activexchange.org jithin@activexchange.orgwith a cover letter and resume.

The process will involve an interview then practical assessment for shortlisted candidates.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Software Developer (Paid Internship) to join the team at ActiveXchange - a multi award winning, passionate and rapidly expanding data technology company based in Sydney.

ActiveXchange’s vision is to empower a more informed, connected and active sector and in turn positively influence the active and healthy lives of over 100 million people globally by 2025.

Our software is used by planners, administrators, managers, business owners, consultants and executives across Australia and New Zealand. Now backed by federal government as part of their Accelerator Program, the SportsEye platform and related data and technology products and services continue to develop rapidly, helping to connect sports, government and venues as part of a shared digital eco-system. A global first!

With this at the forefront, we are looking for a talented Junior Front-end Developer (Paid Internship) to support our Full Stack Developer and Product team. We are not looking for "5 years’ experience in technology that has only existed for two" - if you can demonstrate to us that you can program and you can learn at a quick pace, then this is the job for you. We want to see any personal projects of any level of completion, any open-source collaborations or tools you've built to solve your own problems. 

Professional experience is not necessary to get a junior developer position at ActiveXchange, but programming experience is. You need to demonstrate that you can learn quickly, love programming, and have a passion for problem solving.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Bring our industry-leading creative designs to life.
• Day to day assistance with developing production code with the highest standard.
• Help design, develop, test and maintain new features for our market-leading suite of software
• Contribute ideas to product design, platform architecture and end-user experience
• Learn new technologies with support and coaching from senior developers
• Writing technical documentation for any added functionality.
• Break down complex problems and tackle ambitious goals.
• Work independently and collaboratively in an agile team
• Work in a small and fast-paced team to create and deliver new software with the best quality.
• Support Information Technology department on various tasks.
• Assist in development and maintenance of the company website.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Essential Skills and Experience  

• Be able to legally work in Australia. No sponsorship available.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) from an accredited college or university.
• Familiarity with Angular (at least v9 or above) and experience calling REST services from Angular and working with JSON data is critical.
• Experience with Bootstrap and Angular material libraries 
• Excellent HTML and CSS skills and familiarity with SCSS and BEM naming conventions
• Versatile programmer with a solid understanding of graphs and data visualisation.
• Good communication and collaboration skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong work ethic, avid-learner, detail-oriented, and creative at solving problems.
• Able to commit 5 days per week to the internship

Applications

To apply, please email James Ellender on james@activexchange.org with a cover letter and resume. 

Applications will be considered on acceptance. Applications will close once the role is appointed.